Chapter 3 Practice Nutrition Midterm

The process of breaking down food into their smallest nutrients or units so they can be absorbed by the body is the process of _________________.

• digestion

• absorption

• elimination

• ingestion

This is the process of putting food in your mouth and chewing it up.

• digestion

• absorption

• elimination

• ingestion

The last process that occurs with food relating to the body is __________________.

• absorption

• digestion

• elimination

• ingestion

In the cells of the small intestine, _________________ occurs where the smallest units of nutrients can be transported to the rest of the body

• absorption

• digestion

• elimination

• ingestion

Reorder the following: the organs food travels through (first --> last)

• pharynx

• mouth

• stomach

• esophagus

• SI

Match the following:

• Mouth

• Upper GI Tract

• SI

• Accessory Organ

• Pancreas

• Lower GI Tract

Match the following:

• Pharynx

• Accessory Organ

• Liver

• Upper GI Tract

• LI

• Lower GI Tract

Match the following:

• Esophagus

• Lower GI Tract

• Stomach

• Accessory Organ

• Gallbladder

• Upper GI Tract

T or F: Foods travel through out GI Tract AND our Accesorry Organs.

• True

• False

T or F: The only thing that reaches the Large Intestine is undigested and unabsorbed food.

• True

• False